watching Mulan (2020)
so far not great
Mulan (2020)
when does Eddie Murphy show up?
Mulan (2020)
there seems to be a distinct lack of songs
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what's the point of watching this if I can't sing along to I'll Make a Man Out of You?
Mulan (2020)
there's like, no *fun* in this movie. it's too serious and heavy-handed by hand
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they introduce a badass evil witch character who is subservient to the big bad for no clear reason
"I could tear you apart" she tells him
yeah you could. why don't you?
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obviously she's intended to be mulan's counterpart but uh
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yyyep here we go. girl fight
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Mulan hiding her identity is "poisoning her chi", making her weaker
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Eddie Murphy seems to have been replaced by a silent bird
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witch lady shows up again to try and turn Mulan to the dark side
"no. my duty is to the emperor"
why tho? you were just kicked out of your battalion in disgrace
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this plot is giving me whiplash
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hhhhhhrhg
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@magical They got a number of things about chineese culture wrong that could have been better
https://youtu.be/N3QKq24e0HM
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@quirk why am I not surprised 
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@quirk I have to agree with the author of the video that the biggest problem with the movie isn't that it misrepresents asian culture (although that's certainly an issue) but that it simply fails to be a good movie: there's no jokes, no charm, no emotion, no character development. they threw that all out in pursuit of "realism" while completely missing the point of the story and undermining its message.
what utter trash. do better, Disney.
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@quirk thanks for sharing. super interesting to hear a critique from someone who actually understands the culture and could pick up on all the things I missed
I can't believe how many things could have been fixed if they had just talked to like. a single Chinese person.